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A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483: Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British MuseumAnonymous

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A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483: Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum

Name: A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483: Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum
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London (England) -- History -- To 1500; London (England) -- Social life and customs -- To 1500

In this yere S^{r}. Edmond was sacred erchebysshop of Caunterbury,
whiche now is called seynt Edmond of Pounteney, whiche Edmonde dede
afterwarde revoke Hubert of Burgh, that com ayene into Engelond and
submitted hym to the kynges grace. This yere, in the iiij idus of
Feverer', was a gret wynd, a gret erthequake, and a gret thondyr.
Eodem anno idem rex accepit ab om'ib' reb' mobilib' le quarantisme p'
totam Angl' in adjutor'm sibi in suis bellis.

REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1233-1238.]

Andrew Bokerell, m'.   Ric' Assheby.     A^{o}. xviij^{o}.
                       John Norman.

Id'm maior.            Gerard Batte.     Anno xix^{o}.
                       Robert Hardell.

[Sidenote: Henr' accep' in uxore' filiam count' P'vincie.]

[Sidenote: Statutu' Merton.]

In this yere, the morwe after seynt Hiller day Edmond the erchebisshop
of Caunterbury spoused the kyng and dame Elianore the erles doughter
of Provynce togidere at Caunterbury; and on the viij day of seynt
Hillar sche was crowned at Westminster, and thanne the statut of
Mertone was mad.

Andrew Bokerell, m'.   Herry Cobham.        A^{o}. xx^{mo}.
                       Jordan Coventre.

Id'm maior.            John Colsan.         A^{o}. xxj^{mo}.
                       Gerveys Cordewan'.

Ric' Reng', maior.     Joh'nes Wyghale.     A^{o}. xxij^{mo}.
                       Joh'n Saundres.

[Sidenote: Trantesime parte.]

This yere on seynt Botolf even was borne Edward the kynges sone. It'm
in cest an prist le roy en son eide le xxx^{me} des moebles p' tout la
terre.

REX HENRICUS T'CIUS. [1238-1242.]

William Joynour, m'.   Renerus Bungey.   A^{o}. xxiij^{o}.
                       Rauf Asshewy.

[Sidenote: Edwardus long' femorib'.]

Eod'm anno d'n's Simon Mountfort desponsavit Alianoram sororem d'm
reg' H. et comitissam Pembr'. Et anno sequ' fecit d'c'm d'n'm comitem
Leyc'. Et eodem anno, _i.e._ anno iiij^{to} natus fuit filius eius
Edwardus, int' ip'm et Alianoram reginam, qui postea vocab' Edwardus
longis femorib'.

Gerard Bate, m'   John Gysors.   A^{o}. xxiiij^{to}.
                  Michael Tony.

[Sidenote: Seynt Poules was halwed.]

In this yere seynt Poules chirche was halowed.

Renerus Bungey, m'.   John Vyell.      A^{o}. xxv^{to}.
                      Thomas Durh'm.

[Sidenote: Obiit Rog'us ep'us London'.]

This yere deide Rog' bysshop of London: and William of the Marche was
drawen and hangyd.

Id'm maior.   John Fitz John.   Anno xxvj^{to}.
              Rauf Asshewy.

In this yere seyled the kyng on the see ryally to Burdeux.

Rauf Asshewy, m'.   Hugo Blount.   A^{o}. xxvij^{o}.
                    Adam Basynges.

[Sidenote: The plees of the crowne. The kyng did cu' frome Burdeux.]

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A Chronicle of London from 1089 to 1483: Written in the Fifteenth Century, and for the First Time Printed from MSS. in the British Museum

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